From the UC Cooperative Extension Imperial county website Dr. Pratap Devkota earned his Ph.D in Weed Science at Purdue University. While working on his Ph.
It's a moth like no other. Did you read the abstract published Jan. 17 in the journal ZooKeys about the newly discovered and named moth, Neopalpa donaldtrumpi? No? Well, you probably read the news story. It went viral.
From Al Kalin (akalin@hughes.net), local farmer in Imperial Valley: The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) searching for applicants qualified and willing to apply to become IID's new PCA. The current PCA is retiring in December so IID is in a hurry to find someone to fill the position.
Links to job posting for a UC Cooperative Extension Weed Science Advisor position. The University of California is seeking candidates for the position of "Area CE Advisor - Low Desert Weed Science". The position will be located in Holtville and will serve Imperial and Riverside Counties.
On Aug. 30, Ventura County's citrus growers, pest-control advisers (PCAs) and pest-control operators (PCOs) embarked on the most ambitious program of Asian citrus psyllid suppression in commercial groves ever undertaken in California.
The Citrus Research Board in conjunction with the University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) held their annual grower seminar on Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) Palm Desert Center.
County Location: Imperial County Date Posted: April 2, 2015 Closing Date: May 15, 2015 Job Information: http://ucanr.edu/jobFiles/765.pdf http://ucanr.
SACRAMENTO An additional portion of Fresno County along its southern border with Tulare County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detections of ACP in two locations in an unincorporated area of northern Tulare County near the City of Orange Cove.
It's a buggy new year! One of the fascinating things about beginning the new year is the Entomological Society of America's "World of Insects" calendar. Amazing images of insects (and one spider!) jump out at you.
Female (top), male and female in copulation (middle) and a mature nymph (bottom) of Bagrada bug on a dime. (Photo by Surendra Dara) Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive pest that was first reported in California in 2008 in Los Angeles County.
